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Switch, Inc.

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No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q3 FY2022 10-Q, filed Nov 9, 2022. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from Feb 14, 2023.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2021 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Provides data-center space, power and network connections for technology and digital media companies, cloud and software providers, and financial and network service providers.

How Did They Make Money?

Colocation customers pay monthly for cabinet space and power; connectivity customers pay monthly for network connections and broadband. The company generally invoices monthly in advance, while installation work is billed once upon completion.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Colocation
Recurring

80%
FY2018: 80%
Connectivity
Recurring

18%
FY2018: 18%
Other
1.7%
FY2018: 1.9%

Who Were Their Customers?

Sells through a direct sales force and selected partners to enterprises, including content and financial companies, and network, cloud, and managed-services providers; some providers also refer customers.

Customers above 10% of revenue, FY2021
of revenue from one customer
FY2019: 13% from one customer

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 1 cent of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2021, but spent more cash than it brought in: free cash flow was −$194.9M.

Operating income, FY2021
9% of revenue
▼ −41% vs FY2020 ($95.4M, 19%)
Net income, FY2021
1% of revenue
▼ −65% vs FY2020 ($15.5M, 3%)
Free cash flow, FY2021
−33% of revenue
▲ +76% (Loss) vs FY2020 (−$110.8M, −22%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2021 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2022, the three months to Sep 30, 2022
Revenue
▲ +10%
vs $158.1M in Q3 FY2021
Net income
▼ −30% (Loss)
vs −$369K in Q3 FY2021
Colocation share of revenue vs 79.7% in Q3 FY2021
  • Dec 6, 2022 DigitalBridge and IFM completed Switch's take-private acquisition They acquired all Switch shares for cash, and Switch common stock was no longer listed for trading.

Grew. Revenue grew 57% in 4 years, from $378.3M in FY2017 to $592M in FY2021, about 12% a year.

Revenue over time
Colocation Connectivity Other
$1B$500M$0

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Equinix and Digital Realty Trust

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